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Javed Jaffrey Quotes
Javed Jaffrey Quotes
Javed Jaffrey
Indian
Actor
Born:
Dec 4
,
1963
Always
Comedy
Different
Film
Me
You
I spend my free time at home with my kids.
Javed Jaffrey
Time
Home
Free
Spend
Kids
Free Time
I think Hyderabadis have the best sense of humour in the entire country and I still remember the famous plays of 'Adrak Ke Panje' by Babban Khan and 'Dhed Matwale.'
Javed Jaffrey
Best
Remember
Country
Sense
Think
Humour
Khan
I Think
Entire
Still
Famous
Plays
It's always good to live in future tense.
Javed Jaffrey
Future
Good
Live
Tense
Always
I always look for reinventing myself... doing something different and new.
Javed Jaffrey
Myself
Something
New
Look
Always
Doing
Different
Reinventing
If we can ape other shows or even start Indian versions of international series by taking their franchise, why can't we take our shows to an international level?
Javed Jaffrey
Other
Our
Franchise
Indian
Take
Taking
Versions
Ape
International
Even
Series
Shows
International Level
Why
Level
Start
I made up my mind that I will do fiction in films and non-fiction in TV.
Javed Jaffrey
Mind
Will
Made
Films
TV
Non-Fiction
Up
Fiction
When I joined the film industry I looked forward to different roles, unfortunately that did not materialise.
Javed Jaffrey
Joined
Looked
Industry
Roles
Did
Different
Unfortunately
Different Roles
Forward
Film
Film Industry
We had nothing in hand and my father used to live on the street. The profession of acting happened to him when B.R. Chopra picked him up for a film, and my father acted just to earn money for survival.
Javed Jaffrey
Survival
Money
Father
Nothing
Live
Earn
Had
Picked
Him
Hand
Up
Just
Happened
Acted
Acting
Used
Profession
Film
Street
I sometimes tell a director that I want to work with him. I tell him twice. After that if he still doesn't give me a call, I move on.
Javed Jaffrey
Work
Me
Director
Sometimes
Move On
Tell
Give
Give Me
He
Call
Him
Still
Move
Want
After
Twice
I haven't got many awards to boast of.
Javed Jaffrey
Got
Boast
Many
Awards
My father was just 9 when he started as a child actor in 'Afsana.'
Javed Jaffrey
Father
He
Child
Child Actor
Just
Actor
Started
I like to play all kind of roles. You can't do same stuff every time as it becomes boring.
Javed Jaffrey
Time
You
Every
Every Time
Kind
Boring
Stuff
Like
Becomes
Roles
Same
Same Stuff
Play
I have played various kinds of roles. There are various territories that I have explored as an actor.
Javed Jaffrey
Kinds
Various
Territories
Roles
Explored
Actor
Played
Comedy is my soft spot.
Javed Jaffrey
Comedy
Soft Spot
Spot
Soft
I have to keep myself busy all the time.
Javed Jaffrey
Time
Myself
Busy
Keep
I have my own production house, which is doing good.
Javed Jaffrey
Good
Own
My Own
House
Doing
Doing Good
Which
Production
You can do a lot of impromptu in dubbing. You can bring in different characters and different accents.
Javed Jaffrey
You
Characters
Accents
Lot
Impromptu
Different
Different Characters
Bring
In this day and age, technology has overtaken our lives and we are disconnected from reality.
Javed Jaffrey
Day
Technology
Age
Reality
Our
Our Lives
Day And Age
Disconnected
Lives
When fiction started on TV, the daily soap splurge happened and I knew that I would not get caught in a daily soap.
Javed Jaffrey
Daily
TV
Would
Knew
Caught
Get
Fiction
Soap
Happened
Started
While there are different genres of comedy, I am for family entertainment.
Javed Jaffrey
Family
Entertainment
I Am
Comedy
Genres
Am
Different
While
Different Genres
When I first saw the trailer of 'Only For Singles,' the only thought in my head was that we live in ever evolving times but the problems for singles remain the same.
Javed Jaffrey
Problems
Thought
First
Live
Saw
Evolving
Only
Remain
Head
Singles
Trailer
Times
Same
Ever
I am constantly visible in TV shows because anybody who is thinking of a role sees me performing on TV and may say, 'Why not him?' That way I am always in the limelight. It's better than running around for good roles. I can't lobby for roles.
Javed Jaffrey
Good
Me
I Am
Better
Thinking
Lobby
Way
Say
Visible
TV
Running
TV Shows
Constantly
Sees
Performing
Him
Because
Limelight
Around
Always
Am
Than
Role
Roles
May
Anybody
Who
Shows
Why
Why Not
For me it is important to mould myself as the director wants. That's my challenge as an actor.
Javed Jaffrey
Myself
Me
Director
Challenge
Important
Mould
Wants
Actor
It's been a hell of a roller-coaster ride for me.
Javed Jaffrey
Me
Ride
Hell
Been
I don't like to insult people and I encourage them.
Javed Jaffrey
People
Like
Insult
Encourage
Them
Being a producer is tough. They have to go through so much - dates, money, and release. It's quite crazy.
Javed Jaffrey
Crazy
Money
Tough
Release
Dates
Through
Go
Quite
Being
Much
Producer